The Dogs of War (song)

This article is about the 1987 Pink Floyd song. For other songs with the same title, see The Dogs of War (disambiguation) § Songs.
"The Dogs of War"
Promotional single by Pink Floyd
from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason
B-side"On the Turning Away (Live)"
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1987 (1987-09-08)
RecordedNovember – December 1986
Genre
Length6:11
LabelCBS
Songwriters
Producers
Pink Floyd singles chronology
"On the Turning Away"
(1987) 		"The Dogs of War"
(1987) 		"One Slip"
(1988)
Audio
"The Dogs of War" on YouTube

"The Dogs of War" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd from their thirteenth studio album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987). It was released as a promotional single from the album. Live versions have an extended intro, an extended middle solo for the saxophone, a guitar and sax duel and a longer outro as compared to the album version. The track was a minor rock radio hit in the US, reaching #16 on MTV's Video Countdown in May 1988 and No. 30 on the Mainstream Rock charts.

"The Dogs of War" describes politicians orchestrating wars, suggesting the major influence behind war is money.

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